Windstream Florida Utility Easement: Nature Coast State Trail (Trustees' Lease No. 4193)
Windstream Florida, LLC, has requested a 0.06-acre easement across two portions of the Nature Coast State Trail to install fiber optic cables. The below link contains the request description as well as location maps and agency concurrence letters:
Windstream Florida Utility Easement: Nature Coast State Trail
The Division of State Lands will issue the easement to the applicant unless three or more Acquisition and Restoration Council members request the Division place the item on a future Council meeting agenda. The deadline for Council members to make this request is October 1, 2026. Please direct any questions to Karen Reecy with the Division's Bureau of Public Lands Administration at karen.g.reecy@floridadep.gov.
Gainesville Regional Utilities Easement: Gainesville to Hawthorne Connector Trail (Trustees' Lease No. 4749)
Gainesville Regional Utilities has requested a 0.095-acre easement on a portion of the Gainesville to Hawthorne Connector Trail to install underground utilities. The below link contains the request description as well as location maps and agency concurrence letters:
Gainesville Regional Utilities Easement: Gainesville to Hawthorne Connector Trail
The Division of State Lands will issue the easement to the applicant unless three or more Acquisition and Restoration Council members request the Division place the item on a future Council meeting agenda. The deadline for Council members to make this request is October 1, 2026. Please direct any questions to Jay Sircy with the Division's Bureau of Public Lands Administration at jay.sircy@floridadep.gov.
For information on past negative response requests, please contact the Office of Environmental Services at (850) 245-2314 or ARC_mailinglist@FloridaDEP.gov.
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